Ethical Considerations: Breach Of Confidentiality
Ethical Considerations
Grand Canyon University NRS-437V-O102
1. Explain the ethical implications of a breach of confidentiality.
The ethical consequences of a breach of confidentiality can actually have a considerable effect on both the patient and the nurse and create ethical dilemmas. Information disclosure can occasion problems on a legal, professional and personal level (Marquis & Huston, 2009). In nursing, the ethical requirement for confidentiality is very important, because of the need to set up mutual trust between patients and nurses. When this association is created the patient would be at ease discussing personal issues like their sex life as well as other matters considered taboo only if they are certain that their information would not be disclosed to other people.
In short, several ethical implications arise as a result of breaching of confidentiality, for instance the loss of patient respect and trust, responsibility as well as noncompliance from the patients when they feel betrayed as well as accountability issues as the nurse usually is accountable to the profession, self, patient, community and institution. Nonetheless, situations do occur where the nurse will meet ethical dilemmas and is compelled to breach the confidentiality of patients. …show more content…
Whilst the legal rules regarding the patient’s rights are often restricted by the local legislations, the ethical standards concerning the rights of patients go as far as requesting the nurses not only to advocate, but also promote the patients’ rights to their best level. Of all the varied rights accorded to patients, privacy comes first as it is linked to one of the essentials of nursing
Grand Canyon University NRS-437V-O102
1. Explain the ethical implications of a breach of confidentiality.
The ethical consequences of a breach of confidentiality can actually have a considerable effect on both the patient and the nurse and create ethical dilemmas. Information disclosure can occasion problems on a legal, professional and personal level (Marquis & Huston, 2009). In nursing, the ethical requirement for confidentiality is very important, because of the need to set up mutual trust between patients and nurses. When this association is created the patient would be at ease discussing personal issues like their sex life as well as other matters considered taboo only if they are certain that their information would not be disclosed to other people.
In short, several ethical implications arise as a result of breaching of confidentiality, for instance the loss of patient respect and trust, responsibility as well as noncompliance from the patients when they feel betrayed as well as accountability issues as the nurse usually is accountable to the profession, self, patient, community and institution. Nonetheless, situations do occur where the nurse will meet ethical dilemmas and is compelled to breach the confidentiality of patients. …show more content…
Whilst the legal rules regarding the patient’s rights are often restricted by the local legislations, the ethical standards concerning the rights of patients go as far as requesting the nurses not only to advocate, but also promote the patients’ rights to their best level. Of all the varied rights accorded to patients, privacy comes first as it is linked to one of the essentials of nursing